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Patents Act, 1978 (Act No. 57 of 1978)

Regulations

Patent Regulations, 1978

Schedules

Schedule 2 : Forms

Form P1

 

 

Form P1

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

 

PATENTS ACT, 1978

APPLICATION FOR A PATENT AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT

(Section 30(1) - Regulation 22)

(See NOTES overleaf)

 

Official date stamp

 

The granting of a patent is hereby requested by the under-mentioned applicant on the basis of the present application filed in duplicate.

 



(i)

Official Application  No.


Applicant's or agent's reference

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01




 

(ii)

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Full name(s) of applicant(s) ...............................


(iii)



Address(es) of applicant(s) ................................




 

(iv)

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Title of invention

 

(v)


The applicant claims priority as set out on the accompanying form P2. The earliest priority claimed is (Country), (Number), (Date).

 

(vi)


This application is for a patent of addition to Patent Application No.



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01


 

(vii)


This application is a fresh application in terms of section 37 and is based on Application No.

21

01


 

(viii)


This application is accompanied by:


1.

A single copy of a provisional or two copies of a complete specification of ..... pages.


2.

Drawings of ..... sheets.


3.

Publication particulars and abstract (Form P8 in duplicate).


4.

A copy of Figure ..... of the drawings (if any) for the abstract.


5.

An assignment of the invention.


6.

Certified priority documents (state number)


7.

Translation of the priority documents


8.

An assignment of the priority rights


9.

A copy of Form P2 and the specification of SA Patent Application No.

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01



10.

A declaration and power of attorney on Form P3.


11.

Request for ante-dating on Form P4.


12.


 

(ix)

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Address for service:

 

Dated this .............................. date of .......................................................19 ..................

 

Received

Official date stamp

 

.............................................

Registrar of Patents

 

 

.................................................

Signature of applicant(s) or agent

 

The duplicate will be returned to the applicant's address for service as proof of lodging but is not valid unless endorsed with official stamp.

 

NOTES

 

(i) The reference should be given, if available.
(ii) Furnish the applicant's name in full and, if the applicant is a body corporate other than a South African company, the nature and country of incorporation should be given.
(iii) Where possible the street address of a natural person and the street address of the principal place of business of a corporation should be given.
(iv) The attention of applicants is drawn to regulation 29.
(v) Delete if not applicable.
(vi) to (viii) Mark the relevant document with a cross in the appropriate block. The attention of applicants is drawn to regulations 34, 35, 36 and 37.
(ix) Applicants are reminded that they must have an address for service in the Republic. If the address for service is that of a registered agent, the name of his firm and that of the city or town are all that are required.

 

General - Fees are payable in terms of Schedule 1 to the regulations.